The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of both legs was not shown to have manifested within one year of his return from the Republic of Vietnam, and there is no evidence that it otherwise manifested during or as a result of service. As such, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.
The deciding factor: Peripheral neuropathy did not manifest within one year of the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in service, nor was it shown to have been incurred therein.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of both legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0942429
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of both legs have been denied as the evidence does not show that the disability warranted higher ratings at any point during the appeal period.
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